Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 07 October 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 118,230,920 5.36% 1,001,576 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,408,944 0.11% 17,085,536 0.77%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,700 0.00% 1,000 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 120,642,564 5.47% 18,088,112 0.82%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 274,802 10.9206
Purchase 8,843 10.8700
Purchase 7,213 Transfer
Purchase 88,115 11.0102
Purchase 83 10.7497
Purchase 1,316,876 10.9952
Purchase 5,077 10.9062
Purchase 2,168 Transfer
Purchase 1,307 11.0897
Purchase 257,995 10.9367
Purchase 89 Transfer
Purchase 400 10.9750
Purchase 41,830 11.0304
Purchase 23,055 10.8814
Purchase 92 11.0700
Purchase 1,319 10.8197
Purchase 1,827 10.6916
Purchase 38,598 10.9593
Purchase 119,220 11.1347
Purchase 121,171 11.0307
Purchase 75,689 10.9476
Purchase 450 10.8597
Purchase 880 10.8700
Purchase 508 10.8700
Purchase 4,688 11.5000
Purchase 49,460 10.8382
Purchase 701 10.9100
Purchase 90,883 10.8700
Purchase 6,973 10.8700
Purchase 1,015 10.8700
Purchase 2,030 10.8700
Purchase 1,760 12.5800
Purchase 274 10.8297
Purchase 3,347 12.5800
Sale 164,167 10.9276
Sale 411 Transfer
Sale 12,070 10.8951
Sale 288,345 10.9417
Sale 200 11.0886
Sale 552 11.0003
Sale 350 Transfer
Sale 163 Transfer
Sale 2,398 10.8346
Sale 48,449 10.9316
Sale 25,295 11.1432
Sale 89 Transfer
Sale 499,503 10.8975
Sale 98 Transfer
Sale 720 10.7700
Sale 1,388 10.8700
Sale 1,000 10.7703
Sale 15,500 10.9329
Sale 261,682 10.9355
Sale 125 Transfer
Sale 127 Transfer
Sale 3,900 10.9487
Sale 26,000 11.1600
Sale 560 10.8805
Sale 400 10.9750
Sale 366 Transfer
Sale 104,731 10.7000
Sale 29,484 10.8700
Sale 98 Transfer
Sale 73,710 10.8700
Sale 76 11.3903
Sale 1,552,445 10.9848
Sale 106 10.9503
Sale 21,386 10.8700
Sale 8,348 10.8700
Sale 7,325 10.8927
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11884 10.8864
CFD Long 7325 10.8927
CFD Long 12070 10.8951
CFD Long 499503 10.8975
CFD Long 18811 10.9211
CFD Long 164167 10.9275
CFD Long 48449 10.9315
CFD Long 261682 10.9355
CFD Long 269534 10.9431
CFD Long 3900 10.9487
CFD Long 400 10.975
CFD Long 1552445 10.9848
CFD Long 200 11.0886
CFD Long 25295 11.1431
CFD Short 1827 10.6916
CFD Short 26236 10.87
CFD Short 23055 10.8813
CFD Short 4367 10.9
CFD Short 25672 10.9001
CFD Short 5077 10.9062
CFD Short 231207 10.9212
CFD Short 257995 10.9367
CFD Short 17923 10.9414
CFD Short 75689 10.9475
CFD Short 38598 10.9593
CFD Short 930 10.9668
CFD Short 1424 10.9676
CFD Short 2737 10.9678
CFD Short 400 10.975
CFD Short 1316876 10.9952
CFD Short 88115 11.0102
CFD Short 41830 11.0304
CFD Short 121171 11.0306
CFD Short 1307 11.0897
CFD Short 119220 11.1346
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 08 October 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 750 2,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk